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Soldiers, prayers and protests star in Israeli press photo awards

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Published: 7 December 2017

Last updated: 5 March 2024

PRAYERS, PROTESTS AND prime ministers all feature in this year’s best photojournalism and the photos will be exhibited in the Eretz Israel Museum from Friday until 20 January, after judges decide the ultimate winner on Thursday night.

Curators of the exhibit, called Local Testimony, had to choose from 7,000 entries, and said “hundreds” of photos were submitted showing the evacuation of Amona, an illegal Jewish settlement long fought over in the courts.

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FULL STORY Striking images in contention for Israel’s best press photo of 2017 (Jewish News)

Photo: Yeshiva students celebrating Purim in Bnei Brak, March 2017 (Orna Naor)

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